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Graphic design software upgrades, beta releases, bug fixes and update news for February 2007.

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Design software updates and upgrades 2007

Graphics software releases, February 2007

mProjector 3 Released

mProjector the Flash-based Widget and application creation tool has been upgraded to version 3. mProjector can be used to build tools for both Apple Macintosh and Windows systems.

Screentime

21 February 2007

Serif PagePlus X2

Serif have released a Windows Vista capable version of its DTP program PagePlus X2. PagePlus X2 is a low-end design layout package which also allows PDF slide shows, and HTML email options.

Serif

19 February 2007

Free trial of Mudbox 1.0.4

Skymatter Limited, publisher of 3D software applications, has announced the release of a free trial version of Mudbox 1.0.4, the company’s advanced 3D modeling software.

The trial version can be downloaded from the Mudbox website.

18 February 2007

ImageSwapper plug-in for Adobe InDesign

ImageSwapper is a new plug-in aimed at streamlining the process of replacing low resolution for-position-only (FPO) images with the high resolution prepress versions. the aim is to allow prepress departments to streamline the production process and save time.

Teacup Software

17 February 2007

See also difference between dots per inch Vs pixels per inch.

Final Cut Pro 5.1.3

Apple has released an update to its video editing program Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro 5.1.3 fixes a number of bugs.

Apple Final Cut Pro

16 February 2007

Adobe Digital Editions

Adobe has updated it's beta release of Digital Editions, its forthcoming eBook and digital publications management system. The new version supports a few new features and also fixes many bugs and user interface issues.

Adobe Labs

15 February 2007

BBEdit and TextWrangler updated

Bare Bones software have updated their mac based web development text edit tools BBEdit to version 8.6.1 and TextWrangler to version 2.2.1. The updates are primarily for maintenance purposes.

Bare Bones

15 February 2007

Adobe Flash Lite version 3 will support video for mobile phones

Adobe has announced that it will implement video into its next version of Flash Lite software. Flash Light is the mobile phone version of Adobe's Flash Player. Flash Lite 3 is expected to be available for download in the first half of 2007.

Adobe

12 February 2007

DiskWarrior 4

Alsoft has released a Universal Binary version of its Macintosh disk repair and optimization tool, DiskWarrior. Version 4 is compatible with Intel-based Apple Macs. DiskWarrior optimizes Mac directories and repairs hard disks including RAID volumes, FileVaults, disk images and even iPods.

Alsoft

2 February 2007

MAGIX acquires Graphics Specialist Xara

Xara, the publisher of graphics, imaging software and online services for creative web sites such as Xara Xtreme, Xara 3D, Xara Webstyle and Xara Online Services has been acquired by a German company called MAGIX AG.

MAGIX distribute photographic, music and video software in Germany and other European countries and also has a presence in the USA.

Xara | MAGIX

1 February 2007

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 for Windows Vista

Graphics software publisher Corel has announced that CorelDraw Graphics Suite X3 has been certified for use with the recently released Windows Vista operating system. Existing CorelDraw customers who want to use CorelDraw with Vista can download a service pack (SP2) from the Corel website.

Corel

1 February 2007

 

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